The other guy looked like he'd just been released fromprison."You're not supposed to be back here," Gus said."Sorry, I'm just trying to find my way ou...." Well, it's not this way." The ex-con blocked my forward progress."Not this way either." Gus blocked my retreat."Please let me by," I said, suddenly afraid."Where did you get this?" Gus yanked the stuffed bear from my hands."Get this cheating at other carnival games?" No." Did your boyfriend win this for you?" He tossed the bear to. As she turned to go after a few seconds, I thought did she really say that? I stammered. “Err… I’m not sure what you thought I was doing, but I’m sure it wasn’t what you thought it was.”“No? Are you sure?” She said with a hint of amusement in her voice. “ I am pretty sure you weren’t filing papers there!” she said matter of factly, with hands on her hips. “It seemed as if you were enjoying yourself rather a lot, from what I could see, and you had plenty to enjoy…” The last comment hung in the. “It better be a good lunch!” I growled in her ear.She shut the van door and buckled up, checking her mirrors before she looked down at me.“Comfy?”“I feel kinda stupid.”“Oh you'll be fine.” She laughed. I lay prone on the floor of her van with my legs stretched into the back. I had one arm behind my head and yes, I was rather comfy. She keyed the garage door and backed us out, for all the world just another housewife going shopping. You could smell the cold rain and hear puddles splashing as she. Anyone with their ear to either door into Matt's room might have heardthe moan.ChapterOff To The MallHelen smiled at Matt, it was just a little before 6 o'clock. She washaving coffee when he nervously came down already dressed. Both girlsjoined him a few minutes later. Their workday often started that way. Upby six, breakfast, chores by seven, then downstairs by eight to startwork. They would work till noon take an hour four lunch then go tillfive. It was an eight hour work day with weekends.